Mumbai: ‘Monica’ from Lokesh Kanagaraj’s 2025 Rajinikanth-starrer Coolie was a massive hit. The song featuring Pooja Hegde and Soubin Shahir was particularly noticed for Soubin’s energetic moves. Recently, a young boy reminded netizens of Soubin.
Recently, Hegde attended a cultural event at Sathyabama University in Chennai. It was then that a little boy joined her on stage and killed it with his confidence and skill. Netizens were quick to draw comparisons between the young boy and Soubin. A video of the performance showed the boy going at it with precision and skill. Even Hegde stopped dancing for a minute to look at him perform.
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Videos of the event were flooded with comments about the boy. Netizens were keen to know more about him. They opined that all eyes were on him and that he undoubtedly stole the show. “He stole Monika song from Pooja Hegde,” said one. Another one stated, “If you are goated you dominate pooja dance.” A third individual commented, “In the video clip, we were shocked with Shoubin sir’s dance & here this boy!” Another quipped, “He literally ignored pooja.”
Actor and dancer Jaffer Sadiq, popular for his character in Kamal Haasan and Lokesh’s Vikramis the boy’s mentor. He was also seen dancing alongside the young boy. Sadiq took to his Instagram stories to reveal the boy’s identity.
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He wrote, “When you trust your skills, the universe finds its way. This boy was made for this and beyond. He restored my hope and reminded me that trusting the process truly is enough. So proud of you. My boy @dancer_hani. All credits only to him.”
Pooja Hegde films
Pooja’s film Jana Nayagan was supposed to release on January 9. However, the film starring Vijay, Mamitha Baiju, and Bobby Deol, was stalled due to a delay in the CBFC certification. Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai in Hindi and Kanchana 4 in Tamil are some of her upcoming projects.